Day 3 - The Pirate Bay’s ‘King Kong’ Defense

Day three of the trial started with presentation of the amended charges and ended early again with all sides retiring for pizza! " The lawyers representing all four called on the court for the acquittal of their...

Hong Kong to cull 80,000 chickens after H5 outbreak

"Hong Kong health authorities raised the city's avian flu alert to "serious" on Tuesday after some chickens at a farm were confirmed to have the H5 birdflu virus, prompting the cull of 80,000 chickens.The H5...

Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time

"Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all...

JAPAN to Act as Nikkei Suffers Worst Day Since Black Monday

JAPAN's Prime Minister Taro Aso is ready to take action today, as the NIKKEI Index plunged into freefall finishing 9.4% down on Wednesday.  Mr. Aso described the nosedive as, "frankly, beyond our...

Typhoon Hagupit Pummels Hong Kong with Strong Winds and Heavy Rain

The Hong Kong government issued typhoon signal T8 this evening effectively shutting down the city as typhoon Hagupit passed close by offshore. Hagupit has intensified into a very strong typhoon with sustained...

Pirates hijack another vessel, Sept-19

Pirates in war with France already, reach out for new vessels to conquer. At the moment they hold 150 hostages, to release by money paymants. Situation similar to Farc Colombia. " NAIROBI: Pirates seized another...

Beijing paper in hot water for 1989 crackdown photo -report

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre  still haunts Chinese authorities. The incident in which Several hundred civilians were shot dead by the Chinese army...

Prestigious Hong Kong showcase for the world`s jewellery

"Hong Kong, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Asia's biggest international mid-year jewellery fair, the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair, opens today with a record of 1,290 exhibitors from 33 countries and regions. The four-day event, now celebrating its 21st...

Hong Kong slaughters all poultry in prevention of Bird Flu

241 people has died from bird flu outbreaks around the world. The killing of all poultry is a prevention of an outbreak that could mutate into a easily transmistted person to person virus. " Hong Kong has...

Asian stock markets slump, Wall Street flat « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"China led the Asian markets sharply lower with shares down 5.7 per cent in Shanghai, 3.5 per cent in Hong Kong and 2.5 per cent in Sydney. But after last Friday’s plunge the big cannons were out on Wall Street to steady nerves and head off a likely Black Monday."

Jackie Chan plans earthquake film

Famous actor Jackie Chan is going to make a movie to highlight sufferings of  the earthquake in Sichuan province of China. The movie would "raise money for charity". He is also organising other charity events to raise money for the victims. " Actor Jackie Chan...

40 pct of Hong Kong`s Indonesian maids "must give up passports"

"The women's passports are illegally held while they are made to repay high commission rates for finding jobs for foreign domestic helpers in the wealthy former British colony, the group told DPA.A protest was staged Sunday at the Indonesian consulate by the group which...

Hong Kong visits Dubai to promote Islamic Finance opportunities in China « P...

This morning a high-level delegation of Hong Kong financiers held a seminar for 200 guests in Dubai to promote the Chinese special economic zone as a gateway to Shariah-compliant fund-raising and investment in China.

Classified Hong Kong "watch list" leaked on Internet

"A government investigation was underway Friday after it was revealed that confidential files from the Immigration Department had been mistakenly leaked on to the Internet.The list, which contained a list of the names of people for officers to watch, plus travel document...

Howard Stern rips Presidential candidates for appearing on WWE Raw, other mai...

"Stern compared the candidates to students running for "class president," saying whatever they need to say to different groups. Howard then said he hoped none of them really watch wrestling because he won't vote for a president that watches wrestling. They then started...

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